COMMON SILVERWEED

Class: Potentilla anserina

Family: ROSE FAMILY

Sub Family: Rosaceae

Year: Perennial

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Colour: Yellow

Height: 2.5-10 cm (1-4")

Each Flower: 2 cm (3/4") across with 5 rounded petals and many stamens; 5 pointed, hairy sepals; 5 sepal-like bracts

Leaves: Up to 15 cm (6") long with many oblong, opposite leaflets, coarsely serrated; very silky and silvery beneath, green above; all basal

Stems: Creeping, thin, and reddish; flower-stems arise from main creeping stem where it roots

Blooming Period: May - August

Habitat: Slough edges, streambanks, and moist meadows

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